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Raheemullah Oryakhel paid the ultimate price trying to get into Britain. The 15-year-old died when he fell off a lorry in Calais while making a bid to enter the UK last month.

The teenager left his home in Afghanistan intent on a better life and rejoining his brother, said to be living in Manchester. His impatience proved costly as he made his desperate dash for Dover. After falling off the truck he was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

His death highlights the plight of unaccompanied children at the refugee and migrant encampment in northern France.

Raheemullah Oryakhel

While numbers vary, most charities say there are around 1,000 youngsters residing in the camp.

Organisations such as Safe Passage and Citizens UK estimate the number of minors eligible to enter Britain due to family ties at between 400 and 800.

But with the arrival of the second group of teenagers, a British MP has cast doubt on the fast-track system.

David Davies, the Conservative MP for Monmouth, said: “They don’t look like children to me.”

The MP said he feared that British hospitality was being abused: “These young men don’t look like minors to me. They are hulking teenagers who look older than 18. I’m all for helping the genuine children but the well of goodwill is rapidly being exhausted here.”